He stops traffic in Stop and Shop even after their Prime Rib sample station opens.
Families
Chasing Your Dreams
Why it’s important to do things for yourself as a parent.
Why it’s important to do things for yourself as a parent.
Poor Sport
Masculinity 2.0 – Detoxing our Worst Impulses
Life is Not Sport Masculinity. Maleness. Manliness. Virility. Mannishness. Manhood. Machismo. Whatever we call it, is ours so weak that we would get rattled by a razor manufacturer’s advertisement calling it into question? Evidently, it is. We men are so easily triggered, so fragile as to watch this ad and be repulsed. Some of us were…
A Family Remembrance
When Big Mama prayed
For me, a lifetime of spiritual strength and personal confidence evolved from my childhood observation of the relationship my grandmother had with God. Initially, I didn’t even notice what was happening. But over the years, what I saw in my formative years has become special to me. In every black family, there is a Big…
Tips for Parents To Talk to Kids About Physical, Emotional, and Mental Health
How can you plan for the important conversations with your children?
How can you plan for the important conversations with your children?
Questioning Fatherhood
Searching for the answers to fatherhood.
Searching for the answers to fatherhood.
How To Nappy-Change A Crawler
You can thank me later.
You can thank me later.
I Taught My Boys About Tampons
An attempt to thwart rude comments about “that time of the month”.
An attempt to thwart rude comments about “that time of the month”.
Children are Better Than You
Because giving them shoulder rides makes you feel like the one on top of the world.
Because giving them shoulder rides makes you feel like the one on top of the world.
The Truth About Parent Overwhelm
And how to avoid it.
And how to avoid it.
Giving Your Son the Power of Patience
The transformative wonder of empathetic parenting.
The transformative wonder of empathetic parenting.
To My Mother on Her Birthday
Please enjoy the gift of being you, Mom.
Please enjoy the gift of being you, Mom.
Birthday Bounty
If I want to reinvent myself—as all empty nesters must—then NOW is the time.
If I want to reinvent myself—as all empty nesters must—then NOW is the time.
3 Suggestions for Finding Your Tribe
Having a strong support network is equally as important for dads as it is moms.
Having a strong support network is equally as important for dads as it is moms.
The Importance of Roughhousing
Are we teaching our kids violence?
Are we teaching our kids violence?
Better Than Loved
Better than loved is the never-ending hug with your 7-year-old daughter at home, prompting her to say “Daddy, I never want this moment to end.”
Better than loved is the never-ending hug with your 7-year-old daughter at home, prompting her to say “Daddy, I never want this moment to end.”